The Moscow Government and real estate developer Capital Group launched an international architecture competition for the design of a mixed-use development on Moscow’s waterfront. The proposed site is 3 hectares in size and is located on the Sofia Embankment in a Moscow Kremlin buffer zone currently undergoing revitalization. The mixed-use design should include housing, underground parking, office, retail, and landscaped areas, with special attention to the waterfront. Each of the six teams selected in the first stage of the competition will receive 4 million rubles (approximately $80,000). The jury will select the winning concept for implementation in the second stage of the competition. The deadline for the first stage is July 20, 2015.

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Each of 6 teams selected according to the results of the first stage of the competition are compensated 4 million roubles with VAT for expenses incurred developing the concept.

The customer confirms its intention to develop the project on the basis of the Concept selected for implementation, as well as involve the Winner in the development of documentation during the "Draft Documentation" stage. Participants in the second round reserve the exclusive rights to their prepared Concept.

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Russian and foreign architectural companies are invited to participate in the competition, and may include in their team specialists in the fields of landscape design, ecology, economics, and heritage studies.

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